Dedicated caregiver with extensive experience at Lutheran Social Services of North Florida, excelling in daily living assistance and compassionate support. Proven ability to manage medical record-keeping and scheduling efficiently. Recognized for conflict resolution skills and a strong commitment to enhancing clients' quality of life through dependable and responsible care.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Caregiver/House and Pet Sitter
Home
04.2016 - Current
Assisted patients with self-administered medications.
Cleaned house, ran errands, managed laundry, and completed weekly grocery shopping.
Monitored client vital signs, administered medications, and tracked behaviors to keep healthcare supervisor well-informed.
Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
Changed dressings, bandages, and binders to maintain proper healing and sanitary measures.
Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
Built strong relationships with clients to deliver emotional support and companionship.
Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
Recorded patients' pulse, blood pressure and respirations (TPRs) to assess and document important health information.
Handled incoming mail, bills and invoices and completed appropriate actions.
Monitored clients' overall health and well-being and noted significant changes.
Entrusted to handle confidential and sensitive situations in professional matter.
Supported daily hygiene needs of patients by assisting with bathing, dressing, dental care and personal grooming.
Maintained entire family's schedule and organized events.
Cooked meals and assisted patients with eating tasks to support healthy nutrition.
Fed and walked pets, cleaning up after pets indoors and outdoors.
Maintained lawn and outdoor property.
Coordinated appointments with medical professionals.
Helped clients to maintain independence and quality of life.
Lead Scanner
Service Champ
01.2007 - 04.2016
Provided access to records for digital and non-digital storage and retrieval.
Compared incoming data against quality, integrity and accuracy expectations, identified faults and affected timely remedies.
Trained new employees on proper packing and labeling techniques and to apply best practices.
Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
Printed labels, packaged boxes, and loaded into outbound containers.
Coordinated efficient organization, palletizing and transportation of completed packages.
Reviewed order slips, picked products and staged merchandize to be shipped.
Operated equipment such as pallet jacks and hand trucks to move heavy boxes.
Supervised inventory cycle counting processes, accounting and surplus records, product damages and product returns.
Receptionist, Accounts Receivable
Lutheran Social Services of North Florida
03.1998 - 06.2004
Collected and distributed messages to team members and managers to support open communication and high customer service.
Interacted with vendors, contractors and professional services personnel to receive orders, direct activities, and communicate instructions.
Assisted internal staff with clerical and administrative needs to maximize efficiency and team productivity.
Handled assignments independently with good judgement and critical thinking skills.
Organized, maintained and updated information in computer databases.
Collected payments, processed transactions and updated relevant records.
Welcomed customers with friendly greeting, answered general questions, gathered nature of visit and directed to specific offices.
Monitored and screened visitors to verify accessibility to inter-office personnel.
Sorted, received, and distributed mail correspondence between departments and personnel.
Resolved customer problems and complaints.
Operated multi-line telephone system to answer and direct high volume of calls.
Scheduled office meetings and client appointments for staff teams.
Developed strong communication and organizational skills through working on group projects.